Afan Valley MTB

Current Afan Trail Closures

Skyline - Due to several areas of felling around the Skyline Trail the following sections are now closed with diversions in place - Heartburn, Handy Andy and Grand Canyon. All other sections are open and running really well.  

Whites level - All open with trail maintenance in progress
 

The Wall - Due to a land slip below the old railway line near Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre the Wall and Rheilffordd have been diverted to cross the Afan Valley directly below the visitor centre. The diversion is on a shared path with walkers therefore can you follow all caution signs when being asked to dismount.

Penhydd - The Penhydd mountain bike trail is closing on 12 April 2010 for approximately one year whilst Forestry Commission Wales carries out essenstial tree thinning work in the area. Full details can be found in the press relesae below.

Rheilffordd - Due to a land slip below the old railway line near Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre the Wall and Rheilffordd have been diverted to cross the Afan Valley directly below the visitor centre. The diversion is on a shared path with walkers therefore can you follow all caution signs when being asked to dismount.

10% off your stay at Bryn Bettws Lodge

As the title says, get 10% of your stay at Bryn Bettws Lodge during July 2010. Just mention "Facebook Deal" when booking.

Sounds like a good deal to me!

Contact the lodge on 01639 642040 to make a booking.

Bryn Betws Lodge is situated 50m from The Wall trail at afan and offers free parking for anyone using any of the facilities at the lodge. Cafe and bar now open and big screen tv for all the world cup matches! (if you like that sort of thing?! ;-)

Steve

DMR and ATOMLAB bikes for SALE

Following our decision to not open the Afan valley bike shop at the Bryn Bettws dirt park, Afan, we have a number of brand new  DMR and ATOMLAB jump bikes for sale. These are superb bikes and were purchased to be our hire bikes for the dirt park but sadly,we no longer need them.

So, we have :

DMR   Drone 26" Black Purple  rrp £469.00    SALE PRICE  £335.00  

DMR   Complete Transition 26" Blue   rrp £949.00    SALE PRICE     £690.00

DMR   Drone 24" Blue     rrp £499.00    SALE PRICE £365.00  

DMR   Drone Reptoid Bone 26"    rrp £599.00    SALE PRICE £325.00
   
Atomlab Trailpimp Black Blue 26"    rrp £899.00    SALE PRICE £799.00

Details of specs etc can be found at www.atomlab.com  and www.dmrbikes.com

If you are interestested in any of the above bikes please give Paul a ring on 07882595694 or 01639893661

or if you cant get through to Paul you can give me a ring on 07704948895.

Cheers

Steve

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Afan Valley Bike Shop :-(

Due to an attempted break in last week and an actual break in this week we have made the sad decision to not  open our "Afan Valley Bike Shop" at the Bryn Betws lodge/ Dirt park.

The Break in has resulted in a number of bikes, wheels, helmets and other stock being stolen as well as damage to the property itself.

We have decided to concentrate on what we have always done best, Bike hire, guiding and all aspects of Mountain bike training.

The Afan Valley is being targeted by sad low-lifes  (im being polite!!!) at the moment with a number of commercial propeties being broken into and bikes, tools etc being stolen. This is causing a lot of people working and living in the valley a lot of distress.

 Yet again it is a case of a small minority spoiling it for the majority.

Steve

4X track prices

The cost to use the Bryn Bettws, Afan 4x track/dirt park is £10 per person for a full day and if your staying at the Bryn Bettws lodge, log cabins or are camping there the cost is £10 per person for the whole of your stay. Group prices can be arranged, For further infomation call 01639 644037.

"Heartburn" section on Skyline closed

 Heartburn Section - Diversion around this using forest roads and rough singletrack to rejoin main trail just before Granada section. Diversions due to harvesting operations next to Heartburn. Work should be completed by September 2010.

Steve

DMR bikes for hire!

We are pleased to announce that we have just taken stock of a range of DMR jump bikes for hire and use at the new Bryn Betws Dirt Park. for info see uor website www.afanmtb.com  or call Paul on 07882595694 or 07588821236. for more details on the bikes see DMR's website www.dmrbikes.com

We now have available for Hire  The DMR Drone 26”
The DMR Transition 26”
The DMR Reptoid 26”
The DMR Drone 24”
 Atomlab Trailpimp 26”

Hire slot timings are as follows and you will need to bring along your own safety kit at present. If your under 18 your parents must hire the bike. Rental slots are for 2.5 Hrs at £25.00 per slot.

Timings Slot 1 09-30 12-00  Slot 2 12-30 3-00 Slot 3 3-30 6-00

We only accept pre-booking on a Debit Card without surcharge or a Credit Card which attracts a £2.00 surcharge

Steve

 

 

 

DIG DAY VIDEO CLIPS

Here's just a couple of short video clips of some of the boys trying out the jumps towards the end of the 4X track at the dig day.

 

 

 

4X DIG DAY pictures on Facebook

More PIctures from the Dig Day weekend just posted on our Facebook page

Enjoy!

Steve

DIG DAY success!

A big THANK YOU to everyone that attended our first DIG DAY at the new Bryn Betws / Afan dirt park and 4X course. The weekend was a great success and we really appreciate your help and positive comments. We had a mixed bag as far as the weather was concerned.... Saturday was grey and cold with drizzle turning the track into a sticky mess in places which even the uplift vehicle couldnt get up! But a few of the riders made the most of the day and had a good time in the afternoon, even though the tyres were completely caked! A dry spell overnight and warm sun all day on Sunday saw the track dry out very quickly and the riders that turned up had a ball in the afternoon. Run after run and working out the best lines to take. We even had a few cross country boys who were passing on The Wall trail next to the track have a go, which ended with lots of swearing on the way and a small pile up half way down!

Everyone that attended were in agreement that it was truley a fantastic and world class track that will get better and better as it beds in.

Below are just a few pics from the hundreds i took over the weekend. i' ll be sorting the rest and a few video clips tomorrow and get then up during the week and onto our facebook page.

Again a big THANK YOU from all the staff at Afan MTB, Bryn Betws lodge, Gerry, Robbie and co and of course Phil and co to all of you that helped us out over the weekend.

We look forward to see you all  (and your mates) again soon!

Steve

Ben Powell / Dirt-line cycles , Carmarthen.

The Guys working up a sweat on a cold,grey "welsh" day

Young rider, Lewis Bradley from BrynCoch, Neath